Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-12


Odd Names of the Children or "A Fam
lily of Polk County Boys Injured by
Premature Explosions OF Gunpowder
An Anti Base Bali Biz.
GEORGIA.
J.J. Hill, of the firm OF Hill Il Simpson,
of BronwoOd, has bought out the interest
of the latter.
Robert LaJspeich and his sister, Of the
Eighth district Of Murray county, are i'll
with smallpox.
1t is said that it costs about $75 per day
tn keep the Lunatlc Asylum heated
during cold weather.
The Young Mems Christian Association
OF Augusta Will endeaVur TO raiss suth
Gent funds 10 erect hiding.
Four hundred and forty-one dollars has
already been subscribed at Brunswick
for monument to DR.. BAN, recently de-
ceased.
In Stewart county a young man was
recently locked up by his mother and mis-
Sunday shirt burned TO keep him from
marrying.
Beavers and Williams, the escaped
Forsyth county jail birds, nave not beer
recaDtured. When last heard of both
were at williams house and well armed.
The post Office at Canton was recently
broken open and rubbed. Several letters
were taken, though but little money was
securt d. There is clue as 10 tle guilty
parties.
On Wednesday, of til week, a sou OF
Isaac Pound, Of Sparta, was running a
irse In the snow. when the horse fell aud
was Instantly Killed while The boy we
seriously Injured.
At Ellavlle while willie, the eldest son
of j. +. McCCrnI-. Was arranging powder
In snuffboX to shoot''a Christmas gun, >"
IL eXplud Il "a Bis lace, and 1t is feared has
destroyed his siAIt.
The announcement OF toe dissolution
Of the WagnesbOro firm 81 Whitehead Il
co. is made. Dr.. Wn,t-heHd continues
the business, snd Mr.. Miner, wno is an
experienced druZglat, is still IN charge Of
the prescription department..
A 7-year-oid boy of W. A. McBrayer, in
Highto@er G.srlct, Of Forsyth county,
was severely burned some time since
while playing with .un powder. 1t was
thought thas the itttle ioi.Ow would IOHe
the sight OF one eye from tue effects of the
burn.
Messrs. PaFord & stone nave purchased
tine Jesup centiue', and are putting III
office in tirst-clas5 order. The Sentinel -
one OF the best known OF the many week
lies in Georgia. and under the new man
agement Will, doubtless, not only hold It,
and popularity.
There is family III Polk county whose
children possess names that are to say
the least rather original. They answer
to the following cognomens: MOlle Neck
lace, Quincy Ann, Sis Gommie. Happy
Josie, NestUr Chester and / Wonder. !
Is SAID tbat the happy mother takes pride
Ia calling eacn child by its iull name.
The rapid growth OF Woycrrss within
the last Jew years ID astonishing. Five
years ago its population I'D not exceed
800, and now it is said 5000
Is small es.imate New and tasty res.-
dences are every day being completed,
and IL fs-win difficulty that workinen
en- tie secured to d. the WORK, SO great is
the demand.
The committee having the matter in
hand have decldra to locate the far
ground OF Hancock county IL j Il. Lewi,'
ueld 10 the right Ui lne rOad maj come b
the CulVertpn and Mount T. on roads
The grounds were secured on eA5onable
terms and The location, ben- no. Tar
from Sparta and the depot, Will give gem
eral Satisfaction.
At meeting OF the members ofthe Bap
tlst Church OF Americas Sunday morn
ing il WAS decided to accept The PROPOSE
tion OF the Presbv terlans regarding the
lease OF the latteT's chu Gu building ON
jackson street. For quite while the
Baptists have been without suitable
building in which 10 hold tceir church
serv !ces, while the Presbg teriaus, with
their handsome and colnmodious build
ing, have been without a pastor. This
new arrangement, however, will be the
means OF supplying the Baptist with am
pie cnurcl facilities, while tn owners
will derive handsome revenue from its
lease.
At Americas Monday Darden Il Bro,
the Lamar street grocers, bought Out the
fancy gr0cey and confectionery business
OF ". Is. CLARK. IL Is generally under
stood tuat MIR. Clark VIII shortly lease he
store now occupied by DGrden d Bro,
where ne will dispose Of the remnants OF
his stock, while the Messrs. Darden will
occupy the Clark store, where, IL addl-
tfstn IA st1eiT large STOCK OF fancy grocer